On December 12, 2022, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at North Star Leasing, a division of Peoples Bank of Marietta, Ohio. The breach involved unauthorized access to an employee's email account from August 10, 2022, to September 8, 2022. Approximately 1,806 individuals were affected, including 88 Maine residents. The exposed information included names, Social Security numbers, and financial data. Identity theft protection services were offered for 24 months through Experian.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/north-star-leasing
"id": "nor908072725",
"linkid": "north-star-leasing",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1806,
'industry': 'Financial Services',
'location': 'Marietta, Ohio',
'name': 'North Star Leasing',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1806,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'financial data']},
'date_detected': '2022-12-12',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-12-12',
'description': "Unauthorized access to an employee's email account at North "
'Star Leasing, a division of Peoples Bank of Marietta, Ohio, '
'resulted in the exposure of personal and financial data of '
'approximately 1,806 individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'financial data'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-12-12',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
'title': 'Data Breach at North Star Leasing',
'type': 'Data Breach'}